The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave “to care for the employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition.” If an employee’s spouse or child has contracted Ebola, FMLA leave is most likely appropriate, even if the spouse or child is in a hospital’s isolation ward and the employee is not needed to care for the sick patient. Federal guidance explains that […]
Executive Summary: The U.S. Department of Labor issued final regulations on October 1, 2014 to implement Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors. President Obama signed the Executive Order on February 12, 2014. The Executive Order raises the hourly minimum wage that covered contractors pay to workers performing work on covered federal contracts to $10.10 per hour, effective January 1, 2015. Beginning January 1, 2016 and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Labor […]
It is no secret that controlling costs in today’s Automotive Industry is a must. Companies are employing smaller workforces to cut labor costs and are using real time ordering and supply to cut inventory surpluses and better manage supply costs. Consequently, companies are often scheduling their employees for work based on customer need, which can change dramatically by the day. For example, when demand is high employees are scheduled to work longer shifts, weekends, […]